Inalienable Rights Means Citizenship Not Required

[ymetca]

I think this is the crux of the difference between Liberals and Conservatives. The former tend to believe rights come before citizenship, while the latter tend to believe citizenship comes before rights.

I think most of us here are in the former group, which, I feel certain, our Constitution clearly expresses.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with inherent and inalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."

This would be the first question I would ask of any Supreme Court nominee. Which do you believe?